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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
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I'm actually going to assume it was Ability over Appearance for Mordo since Chiwetel Ejiofor was coming off the massively acclaimed 12 Years a Slave.
edited 18th Apr '16 7:38:06 AM by comicwriter
I would say that they changed the script to Peter NOT giving up his blood because if he had, it had more or less made the first movie obsolete which was all about him learning to be responsible with his knowledge and abilities. That is one of the reasons I like The Amazing Spider-man movies better than the original trilogy, they don't have a reset button.
I actually like that Peter decided Gwen could make decisions for herself
Forever liveblogging the AvengersYeah, but that was HER decision. Her speech at the belong of the film is that she and her peers had their lives decided for them too much, and they should be able to take risks if they choose too. I really wish she hadn't died though, simply loosing he use of her legs would be sufficent.
Also, Peter LITERALLY did the research for Harry. That's why he found the lab. He discovers that the blood will mutate anyone not directly related to his farther. Of course he couldn't tell this exactly to Harry, but he puts all the effort he can into letting him know that the spider venom is not safe for him to use.
It, and the Electro stuff, was a breath of fresh air after the last Spider-Man 2 had Peter just ignoring Otto after their first fight until the very last possible moment.
I liked the subversion of "Villain Acts, Hero Reacts." Peter actually feels active and motivated in ASM 2. Which is part of the reason it's my favourite.
That Gwen's death was her fault actually made it more annoying, IMO. Don't get me wrong. Peter's still a massive fucking dumbass for his part in it, but it has the unfortunate side effect of basically proving that all Gwen's talk about how she belongs there and how Peter is a knuckle dragging caveman for trying to keep her away was completely wrong.
In the end, Peter's decision to keep her away (the first smart choice he ever makes, which even then he has to go back on) was basically proven to be completely correct. Which just goes back to my point about the movie's muddled message of responsibility. He makes the responsible, adult choice to prioritize Gwen's safety over his personal feelings, but then goes back on it and immediately gets her killed.
Yay!
edited 18th Apr '16 8:24:41 AM by comicwriter
The cohesion of ASM 2 is terrible, so it doesn't work so well as a whole, and the fridging was poop, but it gave me a lot of my favourite things about the franchise.
I'm not so sure, considering the film makes it explicit that Electro would have killed Spidey if Gwen wasn't there, it makes her argument that if he is risking his life to save the city, she should be able to too.
I don't enjoy the film moving the goal posts so that her death comes from an unexpected Goblin, rather than the conflict she consented to.
Plus, they didn't have to kill her for it to work. If she became wheelchair bound then that's sufficent for the same emotional beat at the end of the film.
edited 18th Apr '16 8:27:39 AM by Whowho
This is basically the only argument that matters to me when it comes to talking about Peter in the ASM movies.
Regardless of how you justify it, not keeping his promise to the man who died trying to help him was a dick move that proved Peter learned jack squat, and that's really all there is to it in my opinion. How unlikable he was and how the film doesn't properly address that or treat it in the correct fashion is the big reason why I disliked ASM. It's one of several stories that majorly turned me off from the character.
edited 18th Apr '16 8:29:23 AM by wehrmacht
That's an Author's Saving Throw that doesn't really do anything to fix how Peter breaking his promise was treated as this sweet "THEY'LL STILL BE TOGETHER BY THE END DON'T WORRY" in the first film. It's of course much better than nothing, but the point still stands.
edited 18th Apr '16 8:31:14 AM by wehrmacht
It was a dickish thing for Captain Stacey to ask. What Gwen wanted wasn't even a factor.
I like that 2 addressed this by having Peter tell Gwen the promise, and then together they discuss how they're going to react to it.
Really, the promise should never have been written in the first place.
Yeah, looking at it, 2 spends a lot of time trying to struggle out of the restrictive writing of the first film. The promise and the birth parents plot.
edited 18th Apr '16 8:33:50 AM by Whowho
Thank you so much for sharing that link because it is a perfect visual demonstration of the issue.
Regarding Tibet
Here's my question: is it possible and financially feasible to film in Tibet? If China controls the region so thoroughly, I can't imagine they would allow a studio to shoot a movie there without having a great degree of control over the process.
I'm not disputing the fact that China is an important market for Hollywood, but I wonder if the reason they're shooting in Nepal might be because Tibet simply isn't an option at all. I don't know much about the Tibet situation, but if China's as oppressive to them as I've heard, why would they let a bunch of Americans come shoot a blockbuster film in the middle of the genocide?
And he was fantastic in Serenity. He's half of the reason the film is the big Fantasy Versus match fans never knew they wanted: Sherlock Holmes dueling the Operative in a battle of intellect and willpower? F*ck yes.
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I think it's a pretty common surname.